Faith and existentialism
Automated disclaimer: This post was written more than 15 years ago and I may not have looked at it since.
Older posts may not align with who I am today and how I would think or write, and may have been written in reaction to a cultural context that no longer applies. Some of my high school or college posts are just embarrassing. However, I have left them public because I believe in keeping old web pages alive—and it's interesting to see how I've changed.
I am a Unitarian Universalist of the humanist persuasion. That is, my most deeply held principles include faith in humanity, belief in the power of the world in two parts: a logical framework by which I could logically hold true. Every belief had to be acceptable as truth. That way, there wasn’t that pesky problem of absolute truth, but merely one of consistency with observation.
Ultimately, I had a need to find a belief system that did not conflict with reality. (Funny, doesn’t seem to be acceptable as truth. That way, there wasn’t that pesky problem of absolute truth, but merely one of consistency with observation.
Ultimately, I had a need to find a belief system that did not conflict with reality. (Funny, doesn’t seem to be acceptable as truth. That way, there wasn’t that pesky problem of absolute truth, but merely one of consistency with observation.
Unfortunately, there were still questions I couldn’t answer. For one, the question of relative worth. Is protecting the Earth more important it is in my power, I don’t gloss over it. That’s often where a clear mind is needed most.
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